Democratic Boundaries: Corporate Cash vs. the 99 Percent

Protesters with the Occupy Wall Street movement celebrate one month of occupying Zuccotti Park in New York, on Oct. 17, 2011. (Photo: Robert Stolarik/The New York Times)

The people of the United States have seemingly awakened. People are out in the streets, demanding changes to a system in which money controls politics.

Some complain the masses have no clear demands. But with little transparency, it’s often unclear exactly where to point the blame. On this edition, corporations, elections and the emerging movement to reclaim democracy. In a post-Citizens United world, is it too late to save our political system?

Democratic Boundaries: Corporate Cash vs. the 99 Percent

Protesters with the Occupy Wall Street movement celebrate one month of occupying Zuccotti Park in New York, on Oct. 17, 2011. (Photo: Robert Stolarik/The New York Times)

The people of the United States have seemingly awakened. People are out in the streets, demanding changes to a system in which money controls politics.

Some complain the masses have no clear demands. But with little transparency, it’s often unclear exactly where to point the blame. On this edition, corporations, elections and the emerging movement to reclaim democracy. In a post-Citizens United world, is it too late to save our political system?